Funding of up to â¬3m for the Institute of Technology, Tralee was recently announced by the Chairman of Enterprise Ireland Mr Hugh Cooney. The announcement coincided with a visit to Tralee by the Chairman, CEO and board members of Enterprise Ireland on Wednesday 10th April where they held their board meeting for the first time at the Institute. Â The visit also included a tour of Kerry Technology Park, The Tom Crean Business Centre and research centres located at the South Campus.

Hosted by the Institute of Technology Tralee, in association with North and East Kerry Development, Cantillon 2013 is a Forum being held on the 11th and 12th of April 2013 which challenges the status quo, pushes experts to think differently and allows its audience to really participate in debate on issues that affect our economy and the development of entrepreneurship in Ireland. As Ireland faces a slow economic recovery, Cantillon 2013 offers one of the few public arenas for discussion and debate.

The inaugural Mid-West Regional Business Week was launched by Counties Kerry, Clare, Limerick, North Tipperary and Limerick City Enterprise Boards in Adare, Co Limerick on Tuesday 15th September 2009.

Mid-West Regional Business Week will take place from Monday 5th – Friday 9th October 2009 with an extensive programme of seminars, workshops, networking events and expos addressing relevant business topics.

Aisling Software Ltd. is a creative Irish company that develops and markets smart bookkeeping software for Irish businesses without a dedicated accounts department. The mission of Aisling Software is to make bookkeeping quick, easy and informative. From first-hand experience the owners of the company, Anne and Aileen Hannan, know how hard it is to do the books while trying to run a business.

In 1999 they combined their knowledge and experience to develop SortMyBooks, a simple but complete Irish bookkeeping software. Anne and Aileen also organise training courses and manage the customer support line. Their company has grown from strength to strength and provides innovative software updates for their users every year. They have featured on 'Seoige & O’Shea' on RTE One.

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